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Thinking of living at DN17 4HS? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy | Primary | 550 m | 81% met the expected standard |
| Crowle Primary Academy | Primary | 700 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| Eastoft Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5.1 km | 38% met the expected standard |
| The Axholme Academy | Secondary | 300 m | Attainment 8: 38.4 · 4.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near DN17 4HS, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cricket | Outcasts Cricket Club | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Swimming | Axholme North Leisure Centre | 390 m | 1 |
| Tennis | Axholme North Leisure Centre | 390 m | 1 |
| Bowls | Crowle Bowls Club | 670 m | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Crowle, a short drive or bike ride (1.7 km), with 15k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Doncaster.
The nearest bus stop is Field Side, 100 m away, with a bus about every 55 minutes on weekdays (routes 90, 361); 5 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy, about a 5-minute walk (550 m); 81% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Axholme Academy, 300 m away; Attainment 8: 38.4 · 4.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Lincolnshire Co-op Crowle Food Store, 350 m away; Crowle Vape Store (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Riverside Surgery (500 m), with Weldricks Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, King's Barber is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Scunthorpe General Hospital, 8.5 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 51% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 59% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 15 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 7 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Holleigh’s Bakehouse & Ceramics is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Orgullo Wine & Tapas Bar the nearest pub (400 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 60 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 64 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 46% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
Bungalow country: 21% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 111 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.2 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Humberside is 29 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 102 km.
Most households own their home, 15% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
28 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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